Tuesday Habs Headlines: Work Still To Do

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• Dominique Ducharme has his work cut out for him as he tries to turn Montreal around, but he’s relishing getting to live out his dream. [Sportsnet]
• Ducharme is still working on steering the Canadiens as his first week as coach comes to an end. [TSN | Montreal Gazette | Canadiens]
• Jonathan Drouin has a lot of experience playing for Ducharme, most of it incredibly successful. [Montreal Gazette]
• Josh Anderson is unlikely to play against Ottawa. [Sportsnet]
• In case you missed it, the Habs signed Gianni Fairbrother to a three year contract. [TSN | Canadiens]
• Canada’s women’s hockey team’s camp has opened in preparation for the World Championship. Players include former Les Canadiennes like Marie-Philip Poulin, Ann-Sophie Bettez, Genevîeve Lacasse, and others. [Sportsnet]

Around the League and Elsewhere

• The players of the PWHPA, including Hilary Knight, Brianna Decker, and others, make history, becoming the first pro women’s team to play a hockey game at Madison Square Garden. [The Athletic]
• The Black Girl Hockey Club, and their mission to create an environment where Black fans — especially Black women — can belong, at all levels of hockey, not just in the NHL. [The Athletic]
• Grant Fuhr, and how he became a member of an Oilers dynasty. [NBC Sports]
• Former NHLer Todd Bertuzzi arrested on suspicions of drunk driving. [Yahoo Sports]
• John Tortorella is aware he could be fired, but it is not something he dwells on. [TSN]
• Theo Fleury talks about his mental health, and the things he hopes will help others. [ESPN]
• It’s been three years since the Humboldt Broncos bus crashed, but legal repercussions still linger. [CBC]
• There are signs that it will be a very quite trade deadline this year. [The Athletic]